Eris, which is the largest dwarf planet within our solar system, is about 96.6 AU (or 1.445x1010km) from the sun. Compared to Pluto, Eris is about 3x more distant.
The dwarf planet Eris is in a highly elliptical orbit (elliptical = oval-shaped) with an perihelion (closest point to the Sun) of 38 AU, and an aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of 97 AU. Currently, Eris is near its farthest point from the Sun, about 96.7 AU (9 billion miles or 14 billion kilometers) from the Sun. And... Eris is about 3x further away from the sun than Pluto.
1 AU, or astronomical unit, is the distance between the earth and sun, making earth 1 AU away from the sun. That is about 93 million miles
Eris is at the edge of the solar system at the inward edge of the Oort Cloud. At aphelion (its furthest distance from the sun) it is 97.65 AU and at perihelion (its closest distance to the sun) it is 37.38 AU. (An AU is the distance from Earth to the Sun, roughly 90 million miles or 150 million kilometers.) This means that Eris' orbit is incredibly erratic. In fact, Eris perihelion is closer to the sun than Pluto aphelion (which 48.87 AU) but does not come close to Neptune (which has an aphelion of 30.44 AU).
Eris is located in the Kuiper Belt (30+ AU from Earth) The dwarf planet orbits at about 37.8 AU (Perihelion) and 97.6 AU (Aphelion) away from the sun, so subtract 1 AU from both of those numbers to determine its distance from us. It would be safe to say that it would take anywhere from 37 to 97 hours (At 1 AU/h) to reach Eris. However, this does not include acceleration/deceleration or orbital pull.
96 AU's. An AU is the distance between the Earth and the Sun. So 96 distances from Earth to sun is Eris from Earth
96.6 AU
97 AU or 14 billion kilometers
Eris, which is the largest dwarf planet within our solar system, is about 96.6 AU (or 1.445x1010km) from the sun. Compared to Pluto, Eris is about 3x more distant.
It is 362,570 km (0.0024 AU) away from the Earth
It is 362,570 km (0.0024 AU) away from the Earth
The dwarf planet Eris is in a highly elliptical orbit (elliptical = oval-shaped) with an perihelion (closest point to the Sun) of 38 AU, and an aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of 97 AU. Currently, Eris is near its farthest point from the Sun, about 96.7 AU (9 billion miles or 14 billion kilometers) from the Sun. And... Eris is about 3x further away from the sun than Pluto.
Of the current dwarf planets ("Current Members"). From the Sun Ceres = 2.77 AU Pluto = 39.48 AU Haumea = 43.34 AU Makemake = 45.79 AU Eris = 67.67 AU From Earth at the closest approach. Ceres = 1.77 AU Pluto = 38.48 AU Haumea = 42.34 AU Makemake = 44.79 AU Eris = 66.67 AU Where 1 AU = 150 million kilometres or 93 million miles (Approximately).
It is 362,570 km (0.0024 AU) away from the Earth
Saturn is 1.2 billion km (about 7 AU) from the Earth when the two planets are at their closest.
1 AU, or astronomical unit, is the distance between the earth and sun, making earth 1 AU away from the sun. That is about 93 million miles
The dwarf planet Eris is in a highly elliptical orbit, and is currently 96 AU from the Earth. This is 13.3 light-HOURS from Earth, so about 1/650th of a light year.Neptune, by contrast, is 30.2 AU away (as of 12/1/09), so approximately 1/3 the distance to Eris.